Practice Areas

White Collar Criminal Defense

Rivero Mestre’s highly-skilled team of white-collar practitioners has represented public officials, executives, managers, corporations, and professionals in the most sensitive of regulatory, state, and federal investigations, and at all stages of white-collar criminal litigation in federal and state courts.

We have defended our clients against allegations of corporate misconduct and personal criminal liability in every imaginable sector of the economy including: securities, banking, financial services, accounting, government contracting and procurement, health care, environmental, taxes, insurance, bankruptcy, computer and intellectual property, and international trade and investment. We also have substantial experience with the complexities of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the money-laundering statutes, and forfeiture laws.

News & Engagements

Rivero Mestre LLP announced today that Kadian N. Blanson has been named a partner in their Miami office. Blanson’s practice focuses on counseling construction, insurance, commercial, energy, and real estate entities in finding creative solutions to complex business problems. She also represents public officials, executives, managers, corporations, and professionals at all stages of […]

Rivero Mestre LLP is pleased to announce that Andrés Rivero and Jorge A. Mestre have been recognized in the 2018 edition of the South Florida Legal Guide as “Top Lawyers.” The South Florida Legal Guide (SFLG) is published annually, and is a widely respected source of top legal firms and lawyers, by practice group, in the […]

Rivero Mestre LLP is proud to announce that it has been recognized by the Daily Business Review in the 13th Annual Most Effective Lawyers special report in the practice area of Class Action. The annual recognition is based on one overriding benchmark — tangible results and impact. Rivero Mestre attorneys, Andrés Rivero, Jorge A. Mestre, […]

By: Amanda McGovern As published in the Daily Business Review, November 22, 2017 Forget Brown v. Board of Education. Inclusion isn’t a favor to the socially diverse (i.e., women, African-Americans, Latinos, LGBTQ). Diversity is essential to winning. Corporate clients know this already, and they want to win. There is a significant edge to a law […]

Rivero Mestre partner, Amanda McGovern, presented a CLE Session on Securities Arbitration in Action: A Mock Arbitration Hearing at the National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) 2017 Annual Meeting & Law Firm Expo in New York, NY from September 17-20, 2017. The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms […]

By: Daniel Alvarez Sox As published in Law360 Expert Analysis, July 3, 2017 For the past 71 years, the Lanham Act’s “disparagement clause” prohibited the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from registering disparaging and offensive trademarks, like those incorporating racial slurs. On its basis, the USPTO denied an application by Simon Shiao Tam to trademark the […]

By: Amanda McGovern and Daniel Alvarez Sox As published in the Daily Business Review, June 26, 2017 The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Matel v. Tam paves the way for trademarking racial slurs. Simon Shaio Tam, an Asian-American who sought to trademark a racially derisive term for Asians, is happy about the court’s ruling. He’s […]

MIAMI, FL- June 23, 2017—Rivero Mestre LLP is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has selected partners Andrés Rivero and Jorge A. Mestre as Top Rated Business Litigation Attorneys in the 2017 edition of Florida Super Lawyers. Additionally, partner Maria Paula Aguila was named a Top Rated International Attorney and partner Charles A. Whorton was named […]

MIAMI, FL- June 22, 2017—Rivero Mestre LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Kadian Blanson was selected as a Finalist for South Florida Business & Wealth Magazine’s (SFBW) 2017 Up & Comer Awards. SFBW created its Up & Comer Awards to honor young professionals who have achieved excellence in their careers, shown a commitment to […]